ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck threw 4 landing passes, Nate Frazier ran for 136 yards with three scores and No. 8 Georgia overwhelmed Massachusetts 59-21 on Saturday because the Bulldogs tried to guard their Faculty Soccer Playoff hopes.
Georgia (9-2, No. 10 CFP) wanted the large offense from Beck and Frazier to rescue a protection that gave up 226 speeding yards. UMass (2-9) performed its first recreation below interim coach Shane Montgomery, the offensive coordinator who retained his play-calling duties after changing fired coach Don Brown on Monday.
Jalen John led the Minutemen with 107 speeding yards and a landing.
Georgia prolonged its streak of consecutive dwelling wins to 30, the longest energetic streak within the Soccer Bowl Subdivision.
Bulldogs linebacker Chris Cole returned a fumble restoration 31 yards for a landing within the fourth quarter. Quintavius Johnson’s sack of AJ Hairston and compelled fumble arrange the play.
Beck prevented turnovers for the second consecutive recreation. He threw two touchdowns with out an interception and in addition ran for a rating within the Bulldogs’ 31-17 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Nov. 16. Beck had 12 interceptions in his earlier six video games.
UMass opened the sport with a 10-play, 75-yard landing drive that included 9 runs and was capped by CJ Hester’s scoring run from the 4.
The Minutemen added one other clock-draining, 14-play, 75-yard drive that coated seven minutes within the second quarter and ended with one other 4-yard scoring run by John.
UMass veered from its run-first plan to open the second half. Hairston threw a 75-yard landing go to Jakobie Keaney-James, who made the catch between defensive backs Dan Jackson and Daniel Harris.
Georgia had solely 4 possessions within the first half and every ended with a landing go from Beck. The senior quarterback linked with Oscar Delp, Money Jones, Dominic Lovett and Arian Smith for the scoring passes.
Ballot implications
Favored by 42 1/2 factors, Georgia confronted a tough activity of assembly expectations. The offensive exhibiting by Beck and Frazier may very well be sufficient for the Bulldogs to guard their High 25 and CFP rankings.
The takeaway
UMass: The Minutemen ran for 166 yards within the first half towards a Georgia protection that had allowed a mean of 114 for a full recreation. … LB Jalen Harrell was surrounded by teammates after he was positioned on a cart with a leg damage halfway by means of the third quarter.
Georgia: Working backs Trevor Etienne and Branson Robinson, recovering from accidents, had been held out. Dwight Phillips Jr. and Chauncey Bowens got carries, however Frazier seized the chance to solidify his standing as the subsequent again on the depth chart. Frazier had scoring runs of 9 and 15 yards within the third quarter and added a 2-yard landing scamper within the fourth. … Beck accomplished 20 of 31 passes for 297 yards. Gunner Stockton took over for Beck and led the Bulldogs’ remaining offensive landing drive.
